Shipping jacket for perishable commodities



W. F. CRAWFORD SHIPPING JACKET-FOR PERISHABLE coMMoDITIEs Jan. 24, 1933.

led Feb. 26. 1931 mm un Patented Jan; '24, 1933 wimunrnmnoscfmwronn, on wAooj'rExAs ismffrfzl irACE'ioRlrERIsHAYBLE ooMM'onrTIEs Y.

* This invention relates to A15h11)psig jackets 'of the kind employed to protect ieeereani, milk x and 'other perishable 'commodities against deter'"iorationy Whil'eibeing delivered.'

1 AThe invention forming'fftheisubjeot offthis applioationiv'villbe found'to comprise va tuf-` bular insulating body in Whichtle inner fab- 'rie YWall thereof is providedwith a series; of spaced longitudinn nbs defining' longitudi- Y 71 nalchambersopening'fontthrough theupper "end ofthe tubular body andadapted for the reception of a free flowing refrigerant the series offchainoers being Vextendec'l entirely o about-fthe outer side of thevoommodityoonf- '15 'tainer positionedwithin the body Vrgaoket '1 so that-the refrigerant vmay have th'atdntimate *Contact vvitlithe 'container necessaryA forthe effective' preservation of the" Contents of`- the container.

"- --The1nvenepirwi11 1u her be kias-nini me! sidein the means by V .'vvhioh the aforesaidv n pointed out that the inner layfl'foffa' f internal jribs are de finedwithout materially Vincreasing theco'st of Lmianu'faoture of Athe I series offlongitudinally extending `intvardly Lf projecting' folds ork .pleats Within vv'lih 175 n *I acket or impairing'the s"trengtbf.there-ofi l The invention also contemplates' a shipping jaoketfin` Whichlthei closure thereof is lin the nature ofa three flaparran ement.

leaving" one side of the [jacket free i or tbe l expeditious A'intI'oduCtiOIiof acornn'iodity 0 container into thejiacketand at thesame time A providing'- improved Y insulation and reduc ing the `oost of manufactjnreof the elosure;

Other-objects and advantages'will be ap-V Figure lfi's a perspective of 'af shipping "jaok'et onstructed in aocordanoe with this Iinvention, i f

,n parentI duingthek Course ofthe following.

osure aps thereof closed position," Figure '3l is al fragmentary 4side elevation illustrating the` upperjpo'jtionof the jaoket with the vflaps thereofinfclosed position,

i 11`ig`ure4` isA a fragmentar 'side *elevation illustrating the upperv *port1oI'1u`y of the oo'ntain'er,` theA view being Y.tali'enr at ri'gbtjjangles to the illustration in `Figiire Band being partly broken fav'vay to illustrate'tbe internal rib p' k arrarigement` by Whiofh there "is 4formed jay series 'of refrigerant receivingv 'chambers 'eX- Figure 21S a; plan view? fthe 1j auet with .the "are preserved during shipment.

tending entirely tout thevv f Figure` Gifs' a7detailperspeotive i n ing themannerjn Whichlthejrbsar formed. 1

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designates a tubular body of any desired erss section and having the lower portion `thereof AClosed byfa bottoni or bootl 1v1; Figure 4; illusl'i- '3D trates that, thebody [10 is .formedy oflvnner and outerv 'layers and 14,'r'espectively;` Vbetween which there is a. 'layerf of; insulating marin; 16er any nature' sich, fof exemple,

as here@ han jor; feit. The layers' `19;;14ti1d 165 f 1,6 'ls held firmlyjtogethefitsiiitabiy s'f'iarii` y poin'ts'byfrovvs of stitol1'in'g 18 that may eir'- v tend both" longitudinally and :transversely Referring n'ovv't 'Figures @and 5,fit is fabric vvsuoli as Canvas, Ais provided vvithfla l arestitohedat the pointsof oonneetionthee i :givingtcofesfof the ribsjin place. Y .e e Y p 1, :Eigure illustrates that theiinvvaidly prol eating-ribs 20d-fine .1nte1'-v,ie11ingglngimdi-,1 j t '11:11 `charrflfiers extending' entirely iabutf t1e-85` Voontainer enclosed Withiny the. jaket "and Q ,adapte'dffor thereoepjto'nof av freegiovvin refrigerant suoli as CO2 byyvhio'h' the vperi l, ble contents vof the j .acket enclosedV oontalner,

Attention is now invitedftoi` a horizontal l seetinal "f :view:

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y jacketand are'secured by transverse stitching y V4to such-top. VThat isgto say, the'upper porjtions of the pleats by which the ribs 2O are formed have the side. surfaces thereofy secured flatly againstthe inner side Wall of the jacket by stitching or other suitablemeans to aid' in the'formation of a lgradually restricted( en- Y Atrance'opening for thek container-of icecream or the like, and 'at Jthe :saineftime to form Y gradually restricted f. openings for fthe en# trance ofthe refrigerant-intqvthe chambers;

Y therefor.V` f i Y VThe, closurearrangement for-the-nio-uthfo'fV the Ajacket embodies al single inner flap 3() of substantially rectangularfeformation Y and" a i Y peil' Ofieutrflaps 82 adapted. .t0 overly ,the kinnerfilap'andoverlap each otherin the man- ,ner suggestedinF-iguref.

:such side Walls.

f *Figure 4 illustrates' amai@ single innery Vrectangular zflap is oii.an'area suiicient to extend `entirely acrossthe mouthof the jacket i and visfprovided on theunder side thereof withv a@depending* plug' or 'pad 36 having [dimen- Y sions causing it toiitsnugly Within the Vmouth ed out thatthe coresgof th!,Iv'ibSfQO'terminateV i below; the upperj end'v of the fjacketfnot vonly y j t'o"proyide" an enlarged entrancefopening forv the'v reception of 'acan'lof icecream orthe like but vt-o al1oWk ofthe entry ot'- the depending the `upper end ofthe body 10:'

f 1"? The inner lap 30l provided fa'pl'uralty ofjfastening straps 40 adapted for con- ."nectionjy'ith buckles @secured-t0 the 'sides tfthebedyio-.Yq Y Y As vshown infFigur'e SQvVlien'thestraps ,40

- arel fastened iny place, the otherwise free' end Vportion of the inner flap 30 will be'caused to bend, over the adjacent end of the'bodylO and 1 havek substantially j'uid 1 tightV y cont-act I The outer are-*adapted be brought into theo'verlapping relationfsu'g'- V4',gjested'iin@Figure' Sand areprovided 'with straps' 146 'and bucklesl 48 byewhich the saine Y Y may be securedin place. When'the straps 46 .l are fastened, the sidefedgefs of the inner Hap 3Q are pressed against the adjacent vupper ends ofthebo'dyflOto provide'substantially l' luidfti'ght seals at these points.V A f i the 'like iS Qplac'ed snugly withinthe body `10 andto provide additional-'protection against deteriora-Y tiony of; thebontents of the containerfduring ,j c5 j 'Shiimelta questa' ef frelfewing refrigl al flanges, the latter being 4adapted 'to 'engage .said p1eats. y-k n VIn a j aket for shippingperishabl'ecommodities,v a; tubular!immune-bedr having l i any inner V,fabric `wall] r4formed,vvithiafseries of Y' spaced pleats andcores .within said pleats'ptol25 yfdeiine 'internalflribs andintervening cham- Y g bersithe chambersbeing adaptedffor-the receptionofa freefiowing refrigerant! L? f' erant maybe introduced into the refrigerant receiving chambers dened yby the ribs 20. It. s noted that the refrigerant when thus placed I Within the container has intimate and gener-lk ouscontact withfthe side WallsV ofthe can Figure 1, the upper end of one sdewallis en- 130 pk i tirely freeandit'i-s over thisffree'gendthat a y commodity j contair'ierA may: be passed to inftroducethe salnefintothe container through n Ythegradually restricted entrance; openingl as Previously ,Liescribedv j :i y f 5' fitrhpups invention" V- modities,v a tubular insulating 'body' adapted for the snug;.reception of av commodity .conf y' talner, and, having'panginner Afabric Wall pro# videdwith a seriesro'f spaced 'pleldss,V .pliable Cores Within Said "1); short of the upperends otsaid body leaving the upper portions of saidfpleat's unoccupiedai- Y toform a gradually restrictedfentrance ope/n-v :V Y l eg'feitheibedyzthe ueocffilri'ed P Qrtionelefx# 7 "said pleatsbeing securediatlyftothe upper i portion ofthe body, and afclosure havlnga depending-plug'adaptedto. be. snuglyjre- 1,90

A Y y v Y* ceived within the-enlarged entrance opening l v. tions'of the-single inner flap'SO are rabbeted- Ato 'define' a depending' portion `36` and margiltosaidbody and:lbearing againstlthe uned,

i2. in a'jackeufor, shippingperishbiftnimodities, la ltubular/ insulating body adapted'i t vfor the snug reception-ofav commoditycontain'er and havingan inner'fabric Wall' pro- Vvided With a plurality of inwardly extending. y f

'spaced longitudinal pleats,form. giving cores.

`Within sdl pleats t0Y define' inwardly! ,pro- @U0 .s iecting ribs adapted. for;enfggelnentiWththYy f Wall ofthel ,container placedwithin the body and frming -chainbersadpted,fcrfth resePt-On Of free, flowing, reffrieant; Said 'cores terminating short of the upperiends Iof A115- 1 said pleats to providey anvenlargedfentrance fopeningvfolj ari-Commodityjcontainer,fandfa j j closure having'a portion adapted to'be r i received Withi/ nisaidV entrance opening. to said L acket'for atsvfand terminating body and bearingl'againstj the upper ends of C120 ,d i

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an inner fabric Wall formed with a series of spaced pleats defining internal ribs and intervening chambers, the chambers being adapted for the reception of a free flowing refrigerant, means for atly securing the upper portions of said pleats to the upper portion of said body to provide Van enlarged entrance opening to the body, and a closure having a portion adapted to be snugly received Within said enlarged entrance opening and bearing against the'u'pper' portions of said pleats.

In testimony whereof I aix my signature. WILBUR FRANCIS CRAWFORD. 

